TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cooke, Tim.
TI  - Fighter aircraft
SN  - 9780750296717
U1  - 623.7464 23
PY  - 2015///.
CY  - London : 
PB  - Wayland, 
KW  - Fighter planes
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - History
N1  - "The greatest flying gunships"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- What is a fighter? -- Fighter role -- Airborne police -- Fighter firepower -- Fighter bombers -- Guns and Cannons -- Fighter crew -- Fighter tactics -- Fighter history -- Korean War -- Libya -- Falklands War -- Desert Storm -- Gallery -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index
N2  - Explore everything there is to know about the quickest of all military machines, the fighter jet. When it comes to aerial fighting, split seconds make the difference between life and death. This book follows the history of fighters from duelling pilots above the trenches of World War I to modern stealth aircrafts that enter enemy territory at speeds faster than the speed of sound. The Ultimate Military Machines series gives an up-close look at the most powerful weapons and fighting vehicles in the world and explains what makes them so lethal
ER  -